'Very difficult to restore peace in Nandigram'

It is very difficult to restore peace in Nandigram despite Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee's best efforts, veteran CPI-M leader Jyoti Basu said on Sunday. "As I understand, it is really......

Why Bengal CM did not resign

The possibility of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee's resignation hung heavy in the corridors of Writers' Building till late Monday evening. As the opposition continued to ponder......

2006: An eventful year for W Bengal

Singur, the site of the Tata Motors car project, was in the political limelight in 2006 as the issue of farmland acquisition snowballed into a major controversy in West Bengal where the ruling Left......

Relief policy not to hit 237 SEZs

The rehabilitation policy, which is being currently formulated by the Ministry of Rural Development, is unlikely to affect the special economic zones already approved by the government. At the......

The poor rich NRIs

On the eve -- literally -- of departing for a third stint in Singapore, I looked up its demographic statistics. They confirmed what a British population survey indicated recently - Indians are on......

Kerala vs Bengal: Tale of 2 chief ministers

One party, one ideology, but two diametrically opposed action plans.The path taken by reformist West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and conservative Kerala Chief Minister V S......

Can Salim fulfil Bengal's dreams?

It's brave of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to break with Bengali sentiment and come to grips with his state's daunting problems. But aspects of last Monday's agreement with Indonesia's $30-billion Salim......

East Bengal hold Padand, enter AFC Cup semis

Kolkata’s East Bengal scripted history of sorts when they secured a maiden berth in the AFC Cup semi-finals after holding Indonesia’s Semen Padang 1-1, at the Agus Salim stadium in......

Sueoka's goal helps East Bengal down Indonesia's Semen Padang

East Bengal rode on substitute Ryuji Sueoka's second-half strike to scrape past Semen Padang of Indonesia 1-0 in the home leg of the AFC Cup quarter-finals, at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati......